Macaulay Tait
{{short description|Scottish association football player}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Macaulay Tait
|fullname =
|birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland{{cite web | url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/exclusive-macaulay-tait-interview-the-one-touch-kid-coming-of-age-at-hearts-4491257| title=The One Touch Kid| work=Edinburgh Evening News | date=10 January 2024 | accessdate=11 March 2024}}
| height = 1.68m
|image =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|08|27|df=y}}
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Livingston
(on loan from Heart of Midlothian)
|clubnumber = 25
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Lochend Boys Club
|youthyears2 =
|youthclubs2 = Celtic
|youthyears3 =
|youthclubs3 = Heart of Midlothian
|years1 = 2023–
|clubs1 = Heart of Midlothian
|caps1 = 12
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2025–
|clubs2 = → Livingston (loan)
|caps2 = 12
|goals2 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2024–
|nationalteam1 = Scotland U19
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 13:42, 24 January 2025 (GMT)
|ntupdate =
}}
Macaulay Tait (born 27 August 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Scottish football updater|Livingst}} club Livingston on loan from {{Scottish football updater|HeartofM}} club Heart of Midlothian.{{cite web | url=https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/pages/macaulay-tait| title=MACAULAY TAIT| work=Heart of Midlothian | accessdate=11 March 2024}}
Career
Having initially been scouted playing for local Edinburgh club Lochend Boys Club, Tait joined Celtic aged eight, before joining Heart of Midlothian.{{cite web | url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/inside-story-on-hearts-macaulay-tait-the-scout-who-discovered-him-celtic-link-and-the-billy-gilmour-quality-4472412| title=Inside story on Hearts' Macaulay Tait| work=Edinburgh Evening News | date=10 January 2024 | accessdate=11 March 2024}} He signed a two-year deal with the club in April 2023 having impressed for the reserve side in the Lowland Football League whom he captained.{{cite web | url=https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/sport/hearts-tie-down-macaulay-tait-26791873| title=Hearts tie down Macaulay Tait as he makes 'next level' admission over Lowland League challenge| work=Edinburgh Live | date=27 April 2023 | accessdate=11 March 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23484614.steven-naismith-bigs-peter-harings-midfield-role-hearts-squad/| title=Steven Naismith bigs up Peter Haring's midfield role in Hearts squad| work=The Herald | date=27 April 2023 | accessdate=11 March 2024}}
Having made his debut in December 2023,{{cite web | url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/5-scottish-premiership-teenage-talents-32228690| title=5 Scottish Premiership teenage talents everyone will want| work=Daily Record | date=28 February 2024 | accessdate=11 March 2024}} he signed a new four-year deal in February 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/blogs/news/tait-pens-long-term-deal| title=Tait Pens Long Term Deal| work=Heart of Midlothian F.C. | date=9 February 2024 | accessdate=11 March 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/macaulay-tait-signs-a-new-long-term-deal-at-hearts-with-the-promise-of-more-to-come-4512690| title=Macaulay Tait signs a new long-term deal at Hearts with the promise of more to come| work=Edinburgh Evening News | date=9 February 2024 | accessdate=11 March 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c72gzn77z57o| title=Tait signs long-term Hearts deal| work=BBC Sport | date=9 February 2024 | accessdate=11 March 2024}}
On 24 January 2025, Tait joined Scottish Championship side Livingston on loan for the remainder of the season. {{cite web|url=https://livingstonfc.co.uk/welcome-macaulay-tait/|title=Welcome, Macaulay Tait!|website=livingstonfc.co.uk|date=24 January 2025|accessdate=24 January 2025}}
Career statistics
{{updated|3 October 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Europe ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||||
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3" |Heart of Midlothian
|2023–24{{Soccerbase season|id=144572|season=2023|access-date=8 September 2023}} |Scottish Premiership |12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024–25{{Soccerbase season|id=144572|season=2024|access-date=8 September 2023}}
|Scottish Premiership |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Honours
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Livingston F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tait, Macaulay}}
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Category:Livingston F.C. players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players